Jessy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCD EFGD HIJD K LDMDBBCDTune Here's a health to them that's awa | A |
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Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear | B |
Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear | B |
Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet | C |
And soft as their parting tear Jessy | D |
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II | - |
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Altho' thou maun never be mine | E |
Altho' even hope is denied | F |
'Tis sweeter for thee despairing | G |
Then aught in the world beside Jessy | D |
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III | - |
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I mourn through the gay gaudy day | H |
As hopeless I muse on thy charms | I |
But welcome the dream o' sweet slumber | J |
For then I am lockt in thy arms Jessy | D |
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IV | K |
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I guess by the dear angel smile | L |
I guess by the love rolling e'e | D |
But why urge the tender confession | M |
'Gainst fortune's fell cruel decree Jessy | D |
Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear | B |
Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear | B |
Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet | C |
And soft as their parting tear Jessy | D |
Robert Burns
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